Archaeologists continued to work within EU-30 this week and also revisited EUs- 8, 10, and 12 for additional cleaning.
In EU-30, archaeologists completed excavation to the terminal depth of 60 cm below surface. Similar to adjacent units, there were several utility conduits present in the modern soil deposit, which was the top approximately 30 cm. Once below the modern soil deposit, artifact counts increased dramatically. Artifacts included a variety of ceramics, metal fragments, and other assorted items. A surprising artifact was an almost complete Perdiz Point, which dates to approximately AD 1200-1700, and was found in a deposit thought to be approximately 1830s. This suggests the point was held by an individual(s) for several years. Archaeologists also revealed a continuation of the US Military era wall footing previously exposed in EUs 10 and 21.
